Chapter 31 (II) Covenant

(PS: Today will continue the two shifts, but the second one is later.) )

"Brother Xuan, my father also took this into account for you."

Seeing that the time had come, Tao Ying took out a small box inlaid with gold and jade from his sleeve, opened it in front of the generals of Langya, revealing an ordinary key that could no longer be ordinary, and said with a smile: "Brother Xuan, what is this key for, I believe there is no need for the younger brother to explain." But the younger brother must emphasize one point to Brother Xuan, if Brother Xuan takes over the key, he will immediately be one of the three important ministers of Xuzhou, and no matter who Xuzhou Assassin Shi is replaced by in the future, Brother Xuan, you are also one of the three important ministers of his escort, and the official position is Juelu, so naturally he will not treat Brother Xuan Gao badly. ”

"And the generals." Tao Ying turned his gaze to Sun Guan and Wu Dun and other generals, and said more sincerely: "You can not believe in the tongue of the spring below, or even believe in the father Xuzhou Mu below, but if you believe in the next, you must believe in General Zang Ba Zang Xuangao!" When Brother Xuan Gao became one of the three important ministers of Xuzhou, do you still have to worry, will you still be bullied and discriminated against by others? ”

Langya people will be moved by Tao Ying's words, and feel that what Tao Ying said is true, if Zang Ba is in a high position in Xuzhou, he will indeed not treat the Langya generals from a humble background, so Langya people will invariably turn their eyes to Zang Ba and wait for Zang Ba to make a decision. Zang Ba left with his head held high in the sun, silent for a long time. Tao Ying waited for a while, and seeing that Zang Ba was unwilling to make up his mind, he handed the box with the key directly to Zang Ba, and said solemnly: "Brother Xuan, this is my father's sincerity to you, and it is also my father's compensation for you, and it is my father's expectation of you. ”

Zang Ba's face was expressionless and motionless, everyone was in a stalemate under the fierce voice, everyone was sweating like rain, but everyone was silent.

After a long time, Zang Ba finally spoke, but instead of answering Tao Ying's plea, he turned his gaze to the generals under the tent, and asked in a deep voice: "Brothers, what do you think?" ”

"It's all up to Brother Zang's decision!" The generals of Langya replied neatly, and Wu Dun also added, "Brother Zang, you have an idea, we listen to you." ”

"That's good." Zang Ba nodded, finally turned his gaze to Tao Ying, and stretched out his hand, but just when Tao Ying's heart was secretly happy and his heart was beating faster, Zang Ba pushed away Tao Ying's hand holding the key, and Tao Ying was stunned.

"Childe, this key will not be able to be collected for the time being." Zang Ba's next words made Tao Ying overjoyed, "However, if the prince can do one thing for the last general, the last general will not only accept the sincerity of the lord, but also lead the brothers south to Xuzhou and go to Xuzhou City to ask the lord for the guilt." ”

"Brother Xuan, please command, Tao should do his best." Tao Ying hurriedly replied.

"Guangling is too protective of Zhao Yu, and he has always had a good relationship with Ba, but unfortunately he was killed by the thief Zhenrong." Zang Ba put forward a condition that made Tao Ying and Langya generals dumbfounded, "After the thief killed Zhao Gong, he entrenched in Guangling and seized the city, and Zang Ba wanted to go south several times to conquer, but there were soldiers and horses of the lord along the way, and he didn't dare to go south for fear that the lord would misunderstand, so that the thief was free to this day." If the lord and the prince can wave the Guangling, take the head of the thief, and fulfill their long-cherished wish, then they should be driven by the lord and the son. ”

"When did Brother Zang get along with Zhao Yu?" The generals of Langya were all confused, and said in their hearts that Zhao Yu was a scholar, and he had always despised us who had been bandits, and he had not been less in Tao Qian's old man to slander our Langya army, how could Brother Zang think of avenging him?

"What does Zang Ba want to do? Do you want to weaken the Xuzhou army, or do you want to shirk and refuse? Tao Ying was even more confused, but he finally got his words to this point, and it was impossible for Tao Ying to turn back and cause his previous efforts to be lost, so Tao Ying didn't even blink his brows, and immediately arched his hand and said: "What Brother Xuan Gao said is extremely true, Zhen Rong annihilated the thief and betrayed the lord to seek glory, killed the court officials, and mutilated Brother Xuan's friends, and the younger brother also wanted to get rid of him for a long time, but the time was not ripe for the time being. Now that Brother Xuan Gao has opened his mouth, he will personally wave his army to the south to take the head of the thief for Brother Xuan Gao and offer it. ”

"That being the case, the last general will be grateful." Zang Ba hugged his fists and bowed, and when he straightened up again, Zang Ba was surprised to see that Tao Ying had already saddled up the horse and turned the horse's head, Zang Ba hurriedly asked, "Childe, where do you want to go?" ”

"Of course, I went to get the head of the thief for Brother Xuan." Tao Ying replied seriously: "The gentleman promises a thousand gold, since the junior brother has promised Brother Xuangao, he should go quickly." ”

"You're not in a hurry for this moment, are you? The last general has prepared a banquet for the prince in Kaiyang City, and invited the prince to eat in the city. Zang Ba was a little crying and laughing, I really had never seen such a anxious surname. The Langya generals next to him also opened their mouths to stay, persuading Tao Ying to rest in Kaiyang City for a few days before leaving.

"Wine and rice are free, and the younger brother brings dry food." Tao Ying immediately arched his hand and said: "If Brother Xuan Gao wants to invite the younger brother to drink, then please wait for the younger brother to get the head of Zhenrong, and then we will drink and talk in Xuzhou City." ”

"Childe, why is your surname more urgent than me?" Zang Ba couldn't cry or laugh, and saw that Tao Ying was resolute, insisting on immediately returning to Xuzhou to transfer troops and send generals to the south to quell the rebellion, Zang Ba had to change his words and said: "In this case, please let the last general send an army to escort Gongzi south." ”

"Thank you Brother Xuan for your kindness." Tao Ying waited for this sentence, thanked him, and said: "But there is no need, the junior brother has a hundred gentlemen to ride on this trip, which is enough to protect the safety of the younger brother." ”

"A hundred gentlemen ride?" Zang Ba and Wu Dun and other generals are all the same, and they say that Tao Ying'er can't even count? Obviously, he only brought ten personal soldiers, how can he say that he brought a hundred gentlemen to ride?

"Guan Guan Ju Dove, in the river island." Tao Ying suddenly spoke.

"Guan Guan Ju Dove, in the River Island, My Fair Lady, Good Gentleman." The ten personal soldiers brought by Tao Ying chanted in unison.

"Guan Guan Ju Dove, in the River Island, My Fair Lady, Good Gentleman." Something unbelievable happened to Zang Ba and the others, and in the woods beside the road, a neat and loud chant suddenly came, "Jagged vegetables, flowing left and right." My Fair Lady, the ...... of longing. ”

"I can't ask for it, but I can't think about it. Leisurely, tossing and turning. Jagged wattles, picked left and right. My Fair Lady, Friends of the Piano. Jagged wattle, left and right. My Fair Lady, the ...... of bells and drums. ”

With this neat chanting sound, one after another, the soldiers of the gentleman's army who were covered with leaves led their horses, waved the banner of the gentleman, slowly walked out of the woods, and gradually converged into a stream in front of Tao Ying, lined up in a neat queue, and the first hundred people strode in front of Tao Ying, knelt down on one knee, and arched his hand and said: "The last general, Nian Bin, is ordered to wait for the prince here, and the gentleman's army has a hundred horses, all of them have arrived!" ”

"Good work." Tao Ying nodded with satisfaction, and when he looked back at Zang Ba and the others, Zang Ba and the other Langya generals had really fallen into a stupid state, obviously still unable to believe that there would be a hundred gentlemen riding and lurking so close to them! And the 1,000 armor soldiers behind Zang Ba and the others were even more chaotic, and the shouting and screaming were endless.

"Oh my God!" Sun Guan suddenly screamed, "Just now, I slept in the woods for most of the hour, why didn't I find out?" ”

"Dangerous!" Reminded by Sun Guan's screams, Zang Ba, Wu Dun, Yin Li and Chang Feng and other generals were all sweating, even if they stood under the fierce scream, they were all cold all over their bodies - just now they all went into the woods to avoid the poison, and none of them found the soldiers of the Gentleman's Army lurking, and many people fell asleep like Sun Guan - if the soldiers of the Gentleman's Army launched a surprise attack at that time, who would dare to imagine the consequences?!

"Brother Xuan, don't blame it." Tao Ying's words with a smile made Zang Ba and the others dare not believe their ears, "Because bandits are rampant, and the younger brother is more greedy for life and afraid of death, let this hundred gentlemen ride last night to lurk here first, to prevent the bandits from ambushing, and to offend, I hope that the senior brother will forgive him." ”

Looking at Tao Ying's sincere and apologetic face, Zang Ba was stunned at first, and then roared violently, "Who was the person in charge of patrolling this place last night?" ”

"It's a scout under the command of the last general." The hapless Wu Dun hurriedly stepped out of the ranks, turned to the scout team that had followed Tao Ying to the north, and roared: "Xu Sheng, get out!" ”

"Xu Sheng?" This time, I can't believe my ears.

The Langya Army scout team stumbled out of a Dubo, in his twenties, tall, quickly ran to Zang Ba and Wu Dun and knelt down on one knee, without waiting for Zang Ba to speak, he took the initiative to say: "General Qi Zang, the sentinel here last night was indeed in charge of the last general, but ......, the last general doesn't know, Gongzi's cavalry, how did they touch here, the last general should die!" ”

"Rubbish!" Zang Ba raised his leg and kicked Xu Sheng's chest, and roared: "Drag it down, cut it!" ”

"Slow!" Tao was in a hurry, hurriedly shouted to stop, turned over and dismounted, rushed to Zang Ba quickly, hugged his fists to Zang Ba and said: "Brother Xuan, this matter is all the crime of the younger brother, the younger brother is presumptuous, and the younger brother is willing to take full responsibility, just ask the brother not to be angry with the innocent and kill this General Xu Sheng." ”

Xu Sheng, who was already dead-faced, was shocked when he heard this, and turned his gaze to Tao Ying in disbelief, and Tao Ying couldn't wait to smile at Xu Sheng, revealing eight snow-bright fangs. And Zang Ba saw that Tao Ying took the initiative to ask for guilt, and he didn't want to refute Tao Ying's face too much, so he had to change his tone and shouted: "For the sake of Gongzi, spare you from dying, but the death penalty can be avoided, and the living crime is inescapable, drag it down and punish a hundred military sticks!" ”

"Brother Xuangao!" Tao Ying hurriedly spoke again, bowed his hand to Zang Balian, and said nonsense: "Brother Xuan, although this General Xu Sheng is not strict in the sentry, he should be severely punished by the military law of Brother Zheng, but according to the report of the younger brother's soldiers, this General Xu was actually very conscientious when he was sentry, and he almost found the traces of the younger brother's gentleman ride several times, but he didn't know the unique infiltration method pioneered by the younger brother, so he let the younger brother's gentleman ride get away with it." ”

"What the hell is that kid going to do?" Zang Ba asked angrily.

"Please let this General Xu make meritorious service for his crimes." Tao Yingyu said in an astonishing voice: "Brother Xuangao, it's not the younger brother boasting, although the younger brother's gentleman riding only learns thirty percent of the essence of the younger brother's tactics, but it is enough to run rampant, the younger brother is brave, and wants to ask the elder brother to send this general Xu Sheng to the younger brother's army, and accompany the younger brother to the south to conquer Zhenrong, one to observe the battlefield tactics of the younger brother's gentleman's cavalry, and the other is to let him return to Kaiyang with the head of Zhengrong and dedicate it to his brother." The younger brother pleaded with a cheeky face, and I hope that my brother will be fulfilled. ”

Zang Ba was confused again, Xu Sheng was also confused, Wu Dun and Sun Guan and others were also confused, Tao Ying sent a hundred gentlemen to roam in this place, the purpose was obvious, that is, to show off force, ambush soldiers to intimidate Zang Ba and others, and at the same time, it can also prevent accidents, in case Zang Ba and others suddenly turn their faces and make a move - Zang Ba and others all know this. But Tao Ying spared no effort to protect Xu Sheng, and even took Xu Sheng away, Zang Ba and the others didn't understand anything.

"Childe, could it be that you and this Xu Sheng are old friends?" Zang Ba finally thought of a possibility, pointed at Xu Sheng and asked Tao Ying.

"Definitely." Tao Ying replied with a wry smile: "The junior brother has never seen this General Xu Sheng, it's just ......, it's just that the junior brother was presumptuous for a while, and he was tired of him, and he was willing to help." ”

Speaking of this, Tao Ying turned to Xu Sheng, who was also in doubt, and showed a friendly smile like the big bad wolf seeing Little Red Riding Hood, "General Xu Sheng, you have been punished for no reason, and I really don't want to go, as compensation, I want to teach you the secret infiltration method of the Junzi Army and the unique sentry detection trick, I don't know if you have the intention?" ”

"Xu Sheng is willing to ......." Xu Sheng blurted out, but he quickly closed his mouth halfway through, and glanced at Zang Ba timidly.

"Tao Yingxiaoer, what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd?" Zang Ba was suspicious in his heart, and after a little calculation, Zang Ba reluctantly nodded and said: "Okay, Childe insists, then he will follow him, Xu Sheng, since Childe is so destined for you, you can go with Childe, and follow Childe in the future." ”

Xu Sheng was stunned when he heard this, and for a while he didn't know how to be good, let alone whether to be happy or worried, Tao Ying was overjoyed - he finally caught a reluctant and decent accomplice lackey, and hurriedly bowed to Zang Ba to the ground, "Thank you Brother Xuan for your generous gift, and the younger brother will be rewarded!" ”

"Xu Sheng, will it be the same name and surname? It would be nice if I remembered Xu Sheng's words. Tao Ying was a little worried in his heart, this Xu Sheng must not just have the same name and surname, if this Xu Sheng is not Xu Sheng, then he will be embarrassed.

"This kid, is it possible that he really has the ability to cut off the head of Zhenrong?" Zang Ba also had such a doubt in his heart.